Miami Beach, FL — Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, born December 22, 1991, better known as DaBaby, is an American rapper and songwriter from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is best known for his singles “Suge” and “Bop”, peaking at numbers seven and eleven respectively on the Billboard Hot 100. Along with the success of “Suge”, his debut studio album Baby on Baby peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200. He released his second studio album, Kirk, months later, which debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his first album to top the chart. The music video for “Suge” currently has over 235 million views on YouTube.
Although this incident occurred in 2016, this footage has never been released publicly. In fact, a quick scouring of the internet did not turn up anything that would indicate the public knew about this arrest before we published the first video last week.
On April 2, 2016 Kirk was filming a music video in Miami Beach, Florida. According to police “people were in the middle of the street drinking, screaming, and causing a scene.” Officer Ronald Suarez wrote in his report, [lightly corrected for spelling and grammar] that “there were around 30 people walking west in the middle of the road and there were people shooting video. There was a van set up watching them and videotaping. Vehicles had to use other lanes to go around them walking in the road.”
“Officer Small walked up and asked if they had a permit to be filming. The city requires that for filming to take place there needs to be a permit and an off-duty officer on scene. Officer Small had engaged one male who had an open glass bottle of Hennessy in his hand, which violates the county ordinance on open containers of liquor. This was Defendant Johnson who was eventually arrested for said open container.”
“They were telling everyone to move up onto the sidewalk and some complied, but others were refusing and wanting to know why and saying that officers couldn’t tell them what to do and they didn’t have to use the sidewalk. Johnson was placed under arrest and the bottle was impounded.”
“Defendant Kirk came up and was mouthing up and telling them to let Johnson go saying he didn’t do anything. Defendant Kirk was holding his arms out but he was just inches from the officers and yelling at them. He told Defendant Gentry to record and she was recording and yelling and screaming from the sidewalk. There was another male using a camera that was arrested by others and screaming that he had it all on video.”
Kirk’s punishment? A letter of apology, probation, and some fines/fees. He didn’t pay the fees until March 5, 2020. They had already gone to collections.
This is part two of two.
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Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, better known as the rapper "DaBaby" was ultimately charged with one count battery of a law enforcement officer, one count resisting arrest without violence, and two counts resisting an officer without violence. (Respectively, a felony, a municipal ordinance violation, and two misdemeanors.)
Kirk entered into a pre-trial diversion program. His punishment? A letter of apology, one year on probation, and an assortment of fines/fees. He didn't pay the fees until March 5, 2020. They had already gone to collections.
Part one: https://tiny.cc/dababyarrest1
Bro, that car is too small…….. for his ego. lol
How come he didn’t remove his gold teeth
Better check DaBabys diaper to make sure he didn't go poopy.
Free dababy
Who signed his permission slip
He don’t care abt being arrested he just knows he’s gone come out that’s all he knows but then the others are crying and sayin they ain’t goin in the car lol 😆
They wanted to be in the video too ha!?
What they reported a « shooting « of a video ?😂. The part where he’s like wtf I’m being cussed out by a policeman ??
Trying to be rough as possible with that jewelry. Vintage hater move
Ain't even close to being the actual dababy tf mate
Anytime he's arrested I'm happy
First mistake the officers were making was arguing/negotiating with these assholes
Officer : GET OUT OF THE STREET!!
NO, I'm Metro Jeremy 😆 And Baby hired me to excort him to the jail! 🤣😂
This is hilarious!
not dabbaby son
If this guy has issues with anxiety or small places, then why is he doing things that would 1. Place him in cuffs, 2. Be arrested, 3. Transported to jail. WTH. He is almost literally in charge of his own immediate destiny. Here is an idea, stay out of place like this, spend more time with your kids instead, and stop living the fast life.
Clickbait cops clickbait that's right just look at the thumbnail I thought y'all were real world police not fake news amateurs
awwww
sheeeeeiiiiiiiii
Dispatch: DaBaby
Officer: A Baby
Dispatch: No Da..Baby
Officer: Lil Baby
Dispatch: ………Roddy Ricch
Officer: OH DaBaby….
Officer: Please Send Additional Units
This dude really IS a baby isn't he?
Since this incident he has officially changed his name to "I Be Da Biggest Baby"
Who? Lol
What a dingleberry who is this baby guy ? And why is he fake famous ?
I would like to point out whenever you see cops ignoring someone with the statement I can't breath… Lines like 'I can't breathe in a smaller car.' Do not help the perception to be favorable.
OFFICER: you are arguing with everything I said
CUFFED GUY: No I didn't
They/ Urban crap is the reason why the beach is a crap hole.
I'm rich so I'm in charge! Smh big 👶👶👶👶👶
Why did y’all cut some footage out🤔
It’s amazing! He couldn’t breathe in the back of a car, but he made it to the station alive. I’ve been in the back of a police car MANY times I could breathe just fine, only difference is I admitted I fucked up, shut my my mouth and got in the car like a man
I'm still looking for DaBaby in this video.
This guy shouting "I can't breath" before it became fashionable ! A true trend setter.
The sound is muffled.
What a big baby…no pun intended 😂
How many times did he say "I can't breathe"? How many times does EVERY perp like this say that??
It's called incarceritis and it's as common as the rest of the lies like "I didn't do nothing".
I cant breathe lol
Mental issues for sure, but immaturity at his best and acting like his mama.
He be dumber than he looks.
Oh no the popo came & why they do dat too me
cannot even have a seat, riot time.
That’s not da baby lulz